In golf, a club is swung to hit a small ball resting on the ground. Golfer A holds his club a short distance behind the golf bal
l, swings through a small distance, and hits the ball. The ball travels a small distance. Golfer B holds his club above his shoulder, swings through a large distance, and hits the ball. The ball travels a large distance. Explain why golfer B's golf ball travels a longer distance than golfer A's by using Newton's First Law.
Golfer B hits his golf ball at a higher rate of speed and with more force. This means that golfer B's ball will travel for a longer period of time and a longer distance due to newtons first law, where it says an object in motion stays in motion, with the same speed and in the same direction.
A scientific law is a statement that is always observed to be universally true, meaning that it is accepted.This differs from scientific theory because it does not answer the question as to why it occurs. It is based on observation and scientific experimentation, repeatedly tested. A good example would be Newton's Law of motion.